"collect your thoughts" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 理清思绪
• 整理思路

Definition

在发言或做决定前，停下来花时间整理自己的想法。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常见于需要冷静、理清思路时。多在“请让我...”或“我需要...”类句型中出现，仅用于思想、情绪整理，不用于实物收集。

Examples

I need a moment to collect my thoughts.

我需要一点时间来**理清思绪**。

She paused to collect her thoughts before answering.

她在回答前停下来**整理思路**。

It's important to collect your thoughts before a big meeting.

在重要会议前**整理思绪**很重要。

Let me collect my thoughts—that was a lot of information!

让我**理清思路**—信息太多了！

After the argument, he went for a walk to collect his thoughts.

争吵后，他出去散步**理清思绪**。

Sometimes I just need to sit quietly and collect my thoughts.

有时候我只需要安静地坐着，**理清思绪**。